Supported Data Types ==================== VOCAL uses a backend library called `ccplot`_ to pull data from inside the ``.hdf`` files, and thus are limited in what ccplot supports. +------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+ | Spacecraft | Instrument | Product | Includes | Supported | +============+============+===============================================+===================+===========+ | CALIPSO | CALIOP | Lidar L1B Profiles | * Backscatter | Yes | | | | | * Depolarization | | +------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+ | | | Lidar L2 Vertical Feature Mask | * VFM | Yes | | | | | * Ice/Water Phase | | | | | | * Aerosol Subtype | | +------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+ .. note:: Several other features are included in the L2 Vertical Feature Mask files such as: * Cloud Subtype * Polar Stratospheric Cloud Subtype * Quality Assurance on all data products Which may be implemented later. .. _ccplot: http://ccplot.org/